Humanities

General Information

The Humanities Department seeks to convey an interdisciplinary
appreciation for cultural traditions. The major forms of human
expression our discipline focuses on are art, music, literature, and
religious expression, but include architecture, film, crafts,
philosophy, and others. Humanities especially seeks to show the
interrelationship of these forms so that students can not only see
broad cultural trends, but also form their own aesthetic sensibility.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of courses in Humanities, students will be able to:

Recognize the mainstream and alternative ways that people of
various cultural and historical contexts create the arts.

Develop an understanding of aesthetics to enable an informed
response to the arts and an intercultural appreciation.

Analyze texts and practices through writing and discussion.

Understand how the disciplines of the humanities influence and
enrich each other.